(Reuters) -Olympic wrestling champion Gable Steveson will make his mixed martial arts debut next month, the latest turn in a winding career path that has seen the American compete in pro wrestling and sign for a National Football League (NFL) team.

Steveson, who won a gold medal in the super heavyweight category at the Tokyo Olympics four years ago, will fight in a Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) event on September 12 in a heavyweight bout with Braden Peterson in Minnesota.

A number of Olympic wrestlers including Henry Cejudo and Daniel Cormier have successfully made the shift into MMA, in which grappling is a key component.

“The ultimate goal for me is to be the best of the best,” Steveson told LFA in an interview on Wednesday.

“You see guys like Jon Jones, you see Conor McGregor, you

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